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Founded2015

Key PeopleSam Altman, Greg Brockman

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

ProductsChatGPT, GPT, Codex, ChatGPT Health

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AI-Powered Toys Spark Child Safety Concerns After Tests Reveal Inappropriate Content

Recent testing by the US PIRG Education Fund revealed that several AI-powered toys exposed children to dangerous and sexually explicit content. FoloToy's Kumma and Alilo's Smart AI Bunny, both running on OpenAI's models, discussed topics like bondage, spanking, and provided instructions for lighting matches. The findings have sparked debate about responsible AI integration in children's products and whether current guardrails are sufficient.

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AI-Powered Toys Spark Child Safety Concerns After Tests Reveal Inappropriate Content

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OpenAI explores ChatGPT ads with sponsored content prioritization to monetize 900M users

OpenAI is developing an advertising strategy for ChatGPT that could prioritize sponsored content in the AI chatbot's responses. Internal discussions reveal plans for conversational ads and intent-based monetization, with staff exploring ways to integrate promotions while maintaining user trust. The move comes as the company seeks to monetize its 900 million weekly users amid mounting losses projected to reach $74 billion annually by 2028.

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OpenAI explores ChatGPT ads with sponsored content prioritization to monetize 900M users

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AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Misleads Chatbots To Get Honest Feedback, Exposing Sycophancy Problem

Yoshua Bengio, one of AI's founding figures, reveals he deliberately tricks chatbots by presenting his ideas as someone else's to bypass their overly agreeable nature. His experience highlights a growing concern: AI chatbots are too polite to provide critical feedback, undermining their usefulness in research and raising questions about misalignment in advanced models.

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AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Misleads Chatbots To Get Honest Feedback, Exposing Sycophancy Problem

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OpenAI tests ChatGPT Skills feature to simplify multi-step tasks with slash commands

OpenAI is testing a new Skills feature for ChatGPT that mirrors Anthropic's Claude-like Skills. The feature, codenamed 'hazelnuts,' will let users execute complex instructions with slash commands and includes a Skills editor. Users can also convert custom GPTs into skills, eliminating repetitive prompt writing and making multi-step tasks easier to manage.

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OpenAI tests ChatGPT Skills feature to simplify multi-step tasks with slash commands

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AI advertising is going invisible as ChatGPT and Meta build hyper-personalized ad systems

Major tech companies are developing AI advertising that blends seamlessly into user experiences, making it nearly impossible to distinguish recommendations from paid content. OpenAI is exploring ads for ChatGPT's 800 million weekly users, while Meta plans AI systems that generate personalized video content. The shift raises serious questions about transparency and consumer autonomy.

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AI advertising is going invisible as ChatGPT and Meta build hyper-personalized ad systems

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Anthropic releases Bloom, an open-source tool to test AI models for bias and dangerous behaviors

Anthropic unveiled Bloom, an open-source agentic framework that automates the testing of AI behavior in frontier models. The tool evaluates problematic traits like sycophancy, self-preservation, and bias by generating custom scenarios and analyzing responses. Benchmark results across 16 models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and DeepSeek reveal alignment challenges that could shape AI safety standards.

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Anthropic releases Bloom, an open-source tool to test AI models for bias and dangerous behaviors

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John Carreyrou Sues Six AI Companies Over Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Books for Training

New York Times reporter John Carreyrou and five other authors filed a copyright lawsuit against Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity, accusing them of training AI models on pirated books. Unlike previous cases, the authors rejected class action settlements, arguing they undervalue intellectual property rights and allow AI companies to resolve claims at bargain-basement rates.

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John Carreyrou Sues Six AI Companies Over Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Books for Training

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OpenAI admits prompt injection attacks on AI agents may never be fully solved

OpenAI acknowledges that prompt injection attacks targeting AI agents like ChatGPT Atlas represent a long-term security challenge unlikely to ever be completely resolved. The company is deploying an LLM-based automated attacker using reinforcement learning to identify vulnerabilities, but warns that AI-specific attack vectors continue to outpace traditional cybersecurity frameworks.

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OpenAI admits prompt injection attacks on AI agents may never be fully solved

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OpenAI launches Your Year with ChatGPT, a Spotify Wrapped-style recap for AI chatbot users

OpenAI has rolled out its first year-end recap feature called Your Year with ChatGPT, offering users a personalized review of their interactions with the AI chatbot throughout 2024. The Spotify Wrapped-style experience includes conversation themes, usage statistics, user archetypes, AI-generated poetry, and custom images, available now to eligible users in select countries.

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OpenAI launches Your Year with ChatGPT, a Spotify Wrapped-style recap for AI chatbot users

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StubHub launches ChatGPT app that transforms how fans find tickets for concerts and sports

StubHub has integrated with ChatGPT to create a conversational ticket discovery experience. Fans can now search for concerts, sporting events, and theater tickets using natural language prompts instead of traditional filters. The AI integration remembers preferences throughout the conversation and displays real-time inventory and pricing, fundamentally changing the ticket buying experience.

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StubHub launches ChatGPT app that transforms how fans find tickets for concerts and sports

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AI Bubble Fears Intensify as Tech Giants Commit $1.5 Trillion to Infrastructure

Tech giants are pouring unprecedented sums into artificial intelligence infrastructure, with commitments reaching $1.5 trillion. But economists, including former White House advisers, warn that financial valuations of tech companies may be dangerously inflated. The massive spending on AI infrastructure far outpaces current returns, raising questions about sustainability and the risk of market correction.

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AI Bubble Fears Intensify as Tech Giants Commit $1.5 Trillion to Infrastructure

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AI resurrections of dead celebrities spark ethical debate over digital likeness control

OpenAI's Sora tool has unleashed hyper-realistic AI-generated videos depicting deceased figures like Queen Elizabeth II and Martin Luther King Jr., triggering backlash from families and experts. While some clips amuse viewers, others raise serious concerns about consent, misinformation, and the erosion of trust in genuine news as synthetic content spreads unchecked across social media.

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AI resurrections of dead celebrities spark ethical debate over digital likeness control

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OpenAI doubles compute margin to 70% as it battles high costs and intensifying AI competition

OpenAI has doubled its compute margin to 70% by October 2025, a significant jump from 52% at the end of 2024 and 35% in January 2024. The improvement comes as the $500 billion company faces mounting pressure over AI profitability, with CEO Sam Altman declaring a 'code red' amid renewed competition from Google and Anthropic while pursuing up to $100 billion in new funding.

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OpenAI doubles compute margin to 70% as it battles high costs and intensifying AI competition

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OpenAI lets users adjust ChatGPT's warmth and enthusiasm in new personalization update

OpenAI rolled out new ChatGPT personalization settings that allow users to fine-tune the AI chatbot's warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji usage. The update addresses ongoing user feedback about conversational style after GPT-5.2's professional tone sparked complaints. Users can now choose between more, less, or default levels for these characteristics alongside existing personality options.

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OpenAI lets users adjust ChatGPT's warmth and enthusiasm in new personalization update

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SoftBank scrambles to deliver $22.5 billion to OpenAI as year-end deadline looms

SoftBank faces a year-end deadline to secure $22.5 billion for OpenAI after the AI startup completed its for-profit transition. CEO Masayoshi Son has already liquidated SoftBank's entire $5.8 billion Nvidia stake and sold $4.8 billion in T-Mobile shares while considering margin loans against Arm Holdings. The funding crunch highlights the financial strain even major investors face in backing ambitious AI infrastructure projects.

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SoftBank scrambles to deliver $22.5 billion to OpenAI as year-end deadline looms

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